Trump says he's tested positive for COVID-19; Pence tests negative

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• Updated at 8:10 AM ET: According to reports, the president is not necessarily asymptomatic, with aides saying they sensed Trump feeling poorly/exhausted on Wednesday, but at that point believing it to be fatigue from an intense schedule. Reuters, meanwhile, reports the president as "not incapacitated," and that he will be working from the White House residence.
• Updated at 8 AM ET: Vice-Presidential press secretary Devin O'Malley says Mike Pence this morning tested negative for COVID-19.
• "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19," President Trump says on his Twitter feed. "We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!"
• The confirmation from President Trump comes after reports this evening that Hope Hicks, considered his most trusted adviser, tested positive for the virus Wednesday. She has been in close proximity with a number of White House staffers, and first lady Melania Trump, and traveled to the debate on Tuesday.
• A memo from the president's physician says, "The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence."
• S&P 500 futures are down more than 1%.
• Updated 1:30 a.m.: Dow futures and S&P futures are off 1.5%, and Nasdaq futures have slid 1.8%. Treasurys are rallying after the president's positive COVID-19 test. Base metals have extended their declines, while gold has erased its loss and spot silver has moved to a gain.
• Trump's schedule has been scrubbed of events tomorrow aside from a phone call on COVID-19 support with vulnerable seniors.
• The Washington Post reports that after White House officials learned of Hicks' symptoms, Trump and his entourage flew to New Jersey for a fundraiser and speech, where Trump was in contact with dozens of others. An hour ago, MSNBC put up a graphic of people who have been traveling with Hicks recently:
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